NY Observer > Bill Thompson http://www.observer.com/taxonomy/term/24736/feed Articles from Observer.com en At Koch's Birthday, Bloomberg's Backers 'Stand Ready to Canvass Again, in Queens.' http://www.observer.com/2008/kochs-birthday-bloombergs-backers-stand-ready-canvass-again-queens-and-yes-we-can

Last night, Michael Bloomberg hosted former mayor Ed Koch’s 84th birthday party at Gracie Mansion, where the focus quickly turned to the current mayor’s second re-election campaign.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/kochs-birthday-bloombergs-backers-stand-ready-canvass-again-queens-and-yes-we-can#comments Politics Anthony Weiner Bill Thompson Diane Coffey Doug Schoen Ed Koch Kevin Sheekey Linda Gibbs Mario Cuomo Michael Bloomberg Robert Tierney Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:00:22 -0500 Azi Paybarah 80146 at http://www.observer.com Comptroller DiNapoli Likes Comptroller Thompson for Mayor http://www.observer.com/2008/comptroller-dinapoli-likes-comptroller-thompson-mayor

City Comptroller Bill Thompson's mayoral campaign, which he's been aggressively rolling out this week, got what sounded quite a lot like an endorsement from fellow Democrat Tom DiNapoli, the state comptroller.

Both attended a breakfast in lower Manhattan hosted by labor and construction groups, where DiNapoli said, "Comptroller experience, now that I've had it, I think is a wonderful training gr  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/comptroller-dinapoli-likes-comptroller-thompson-mayor#comments Politics Bill Thompson Tom DiNapoli Thu, 11 Dec 2008 10:34:21 -0500 Azi Paybarah 80127 at http://www.observer.com Thompson: 'Real Questions About the Yankee Stadium Deal' http://www.observer.com/2008/thompson-real-questions-about-yankee-stadium-deal

Since Bill Thompson continued the roll out of his mayoral campaign with a conference call this afternoon for bloggers (also: Seifman and Rafferty), I solicited questions from read  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/thompson-real-questions-about-yankee-stadium-deal#comments Politics Bill Thompson New York Yankees Richard Brodsky Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:31:57 -0500 Azi Paybarah 80101 at http://www.observer.com Citing High Turnout, Thompson Supporters Switch Venues for Tonight http://www.observer.com/2008/citing-high-turnout-thompson-supporters-switch-venues-tonight

Just before I got off a conference call Bill Thompson is hosting with bloggers (and some non-bloggers), he said that the people doing his web site are the same people who did Barack Obama’s.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/citing-high-turnout-thompson-supporters-switch-venues-tonight#comments Politics Barack Obama Bill Thompson Wed, 10 Dec 2008 15:31:28 -0500 Azi Paybarah 80099 at http://www.observer.com Thompson Tells Supporters He's Really Running http://www.observer.com/2008/thompson-tells-supporters-hes-really-running

City Comptroller Bill Thompson is calling prospective supporters this morning and telling them that he is in fact going ahead and running for mayor. One person who got a call described it as brief, but convincing.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/thompson-tells-supporters-hes-really-running#comments Politics Anthony Weiner Bill Thompson Tue, 09 Dec 2008 12:06:17 -0500 Azi Paybarah 79977 at http://www.observer.com Everyone at 32BJ http://www.observer.com/2008/everyone-32bj

Here’s Michael Bloomberg, appearing at a reception Wednesday night in Manhattan, hosted by the private sector union, 32BJ, whose president, Mike Fishman, is in the background.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/everyone-32bj#comments Politics 32BJ Anthony Weiner Bill Thompson Christine Quinn Michael Bloomberg Michael Fishman Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:20:31 -0500 Azi Paybarah 79856 at http://www.observer.com Stewart's Choice http://www.observer.com/2008/stewarts-choice

Here’s City Councilman Kendall Stewart's nomination of a certain mayoral candidate for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/stewarts-choice#comments Politics Food & Drink Bill Thompson Hillary Clinton Kendall Stewart Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:09:28 -0500 Azi Paybarah 79569 at http://www.observer.com Poll: Bloomberg Down, But Still Up in Mayor's Race http://www.observer.com/2008/poll-bloomberg-down-still-mayors-race

Quinnipiac is out with a poll showing Michael Bloomberg’s approval rating is down nine percentage points, but in hypothetical match-ups against his two likely Democratic mayoral rivals, he would win re-election.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/poll-bloomberg-down-still-mayors-race#comments Politics Anthony Weiner Bill Thompson Michael Bloomberg Polls Quinnipiac Tue, 25 Nov 2008 09:32:14 -0500 Azi Paybarah 79368 at http://www.observer.com Poll: Bloomberg Down 9 Points http://www.observer.com/2008/poll-bloomberg-down-9-points

Michael Bloomberg is down 9 percentage points in a new Marist poll, the first one out since the mayor pushed to have term limits extended so he can seek a third term in office.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/poll-bloomberg-down-9-points#comments Politics Anthony Weiner Bill Thompson Marist Michael Bloomberg Poll Term Limits Tony Avella Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:21:54 -0500 Azi Paybarah 79232 at http://www.observer.com Avella on Having Bloomberg to Himself in 2009 http://www.observer.com/2008/avella-having-bloomberg-himself-2009

Democratic City Councilman Tony Avella of Queens doesn’t think he’ll have a primary when he runs for mayor next year.

“I’m not so sure the other two actually run,” said Avella, referring to his known rivals, City Comptroller Bill Thompson and Representative Anthony Weiner.  read more »

]]> http://www.observer.com/2008/avella-having-bloomberg-himself-2009#comments Politics Anthony Weiner Bill Thompson Michael Bloomberg Tony Avella Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:28:13 -0500 Azi Paybarah 79190 at http://www.observer.com